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Robotics and Automation in 2022 – Can They be a Hedge to Recession?

i4.0 today

Source: IDTechEx. fold increase for social robots by 2032 compared with 2021. Source: IDTechEx. As an example, there have been at least 50 more cleaning & disinfection robot manufacturers founded in 2021 compared with 2020. Source: IDTechEx – “Service Robots 2022-2032: Technologies, Players & Markets”.

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Zero heroes: How UK transport firms are preparing for a net zero future

SMMT

In 2021 the business produced 90,459 tonnes of CO2e, with 90% coming from its vehicle fleet operations. Menzies Distribution has a dedicated EV fleet for final mile deliveries and 100% of the power used across sites is from clean, renewable sources.

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Automotive industry likely to continue leading robotics growth, says A3

Robotics Business Review

Source: ABB The Association for Advancing Automation, or A3, today released its quarterly and end-of-year report on robot orders in North America for 2023. It found that sales were down by 30% but noted that 2021 and 2022 were record-setting years. The Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Automate 2024 will be from May 6 to 9 in Chicago.

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Beyond the Scoreboard: The Impact of Fastener Industry Sponsorship in Professional Sports

Fastener News Desk

A privately held Canadian company using only domestic Steel and Labor, Leland has grown and expanded to include eight sales branches and warehousing facilities in Canada and the United States, with the recent opening of an office and warehouse in Tulsa, Oklahoma. www.fastenal.com. The company’s headquarters recently underwent a 50,000 sq.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 2: Man, No Smoke!

Modern Machine Shop

The word integrated is an integral part of the foundation of our company, we are able to combine processes from multiple windows and provide our customers with one single window where they can source their parts, their products, whether it's an individual part or a product, or whether it is an assembled part or a product.

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Norm Fasteners Celebrating 50 Years & Three Generations

Fastener News Desk

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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IMTS 2024 is open for registration, offers solutions for all manufacturers

Mold Making Technology

“We can’t take delivery times for granted, the true country of origin for our products remains uncertain and some sources are subject to geopolitical issues. . “The last few years opened our eyes to the instabilities in our supply chain,” says Lang, whose company provides directed energy deposition (DED) AM systems.